When AI happens to you

Plain, sourced steps for the moments that need them: a panicked call in a loved one's voice, a text that seems off, a video you're not sure is real. Each page puts what to do right now first.

• A loved one calls in a panic, asking for money. What to do right now.
  A crying voice that sounds like your child or parent, a crisis, a demand for money: it may be an AI voice clone. What to do in the next five minutes, how to check, how to report it, with real cases.
• A text that seems off? How AI changed scam texts, and what to do
  Scam texts no longer have the typos that gave them away. The five most common text scams, the new AI-era warning signs, what to do if you clicked, and where to report it.
• Someone made a fake nude or sexual image of you, or your child, with AI. What to do now.
  An AI 'nudify' tool or chatbot turned an ordinary photo into a sexual image. It's not your fault, and there are free ways to get it taken down. What to do first, how to save evidence safely, where to report, and what the TAKE IT DOWN Act now requires of platforms.
• Is this video real? How to check a clip before you share it
  A shocking video of a candidate, a celebrity or someone you know may be an AI deepfake. Eight checks that take a few minutes, what not to rely on, and where to report it.

Written with AI assistance from public sources and checked by a person before publishing. In an emergency, call 911.